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October 23, 2022

National Endowment for the Arts Chair Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson met with Oregon arts leaders this week to discuss the need for more access to art in the state.

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici organized the listening and learning tour.


October 21, 2022

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici visited Beaverton's Arts & Communication Magnet Academy, where it all begins for some local artists, as part of a tour of local art programs Wednesday, Oct. 19.

"We started with the youth, started with students who go into making community artists and a creative community," Bonamici said Thursday, Oct. 20.

Issues:Education

October 18, 2022

U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici stopped by Astoria on Monday to present a check that will assist in funding a city project to prevent landslides.


October 14, 2022

While the revamped public service loan forgiveness program and the new general debt cancellation have given many college grads hope, Rep. Bonamici said lawmakers are working to prevent future borrowers from incurring massive debt for a degree.

Issues:Education

September 23, 2022

Oregon U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici visited Columbia County Thursday, Sept. 1 with a tour of the Deer River Cooperative Mobile Home Park in Clatskanie.

Bonamici said manufactured housing plays an essential role in addressing the current housing crisis, but it needs to be affordable for families and individuals.


September 20, 2022

This year marks our nation's 10th observance of Malnutrition Awareness Week. We are a member of Congress and the national coordinator of the Defeat Malnutrition Today coalition. This year we are collaborating on a resolution acknowledging the importance of this week, with a special focus on nutrition as a patient right.


September 15, 2022

When Suzanne Bonamici was elected to represent Oregon's First Congressional District in 2012, she was the only woman in the state's delegation, DC bound with six male colleagues. And so it remained for 10 years. But finally, the future is female—or female-er, at least.


September 8, 2022

Members of a U.S. House Education and Labor Committee panel on Thursday questioned experts and leaders of youth rehabilitation programs about how the federal government could invest in programs to prevent kids from becoming incarcerated.

Issues:Civil Rights

September 6, 2022

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi heard Oregon panelists discuss how recent federal legislation will promote carbon-free energy, create thousands of skilled jobs and help communities cope with the onset of climate change.